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Originally Posted by Bingo
I'm not a pro-pollution guy, but I do think that there is a rush to judgement on this, and you hate to see focus and funds devoted almost exclusively to only one area when said area is far from proven to the extent of gravity.
Is the NASA mistake the end of global warming? Of course not. But I do think since the ranking was a hot button for a lot of global warming supporters including the opening of Gore's movie I do think it might be an assistance in getting people to slow down and really understand this before wasting a whole lot of money on solutions that many experts feel will solve nothing.
I don't want to drown or burn to a crisp either, believe me.
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But Bingo, that's not the point.
This is going to be one of the greatest damned if you do/don'ts ever.
If we start with some of these so called emission cutting strategies like, Kyoto, and even though we ignore the practises of countries that don't jump on the bandwagon, if the climate cools in the next 20-30 years, it will be considered a victory for the people that claim humans are directly responsible for global warming.
If nothing happens, or if the climate continues to warm, the same people will say that we didn't do enough. Either way, that camp will be 'right' and the other camp, that believe that human effect on global warming is miniscule will be 'wrong'.